Helping Parents, Caregivers and Teachers Discover Quality Educational Kids Content.
The nOg run club likes to raise money by setting world records. Their latest run in Cary North Carolina broke their own World’s Largest Flip-Flop 1K record. This year, more than 1336 people raced in thong flip-flops. It sounded like clapping hands, applauding the club’s many donations to charity!
Archive
Dr. Qing Li is an expert on forest bathing. He says many people today are suffering from nature deficit disorder, because they spend so much time indoors. Forest bathing is simply walking quietly through the trees, listening to the birds, smelling and touching and observing nature. Sit on a rock and leave your stress behind!
Archive
Tokyo Japan is building solar roads before the 2020 Olympics. Solar panels will be installed under a resin surface on the streets. The first solar road was built in 2016 in Normandy France, but they are expensive to build. However, the panels will generate energy, and help Tokyo become a more eco-friendly city!
Archive
“I will not use this in a house. I will not point this at my spouse. I will not use this in an unsafe way. The best use is creme brûlée.” People who ordered Not-A-Flamethrowers from inventor Elon Musk, are receiving them along with directions to not set things on fire. Always read directions!
Archive
Today is National Peanut Butter Cookie Day, and it’s my favorite easy recipe! Mix a cup of sugar, a cup of peanut butter, and an egg together. Put spoonfuls on a cookie sheet, press them down with a fork, and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit until they are just barely brown at the bottom. Enjoy!
Archive
The Soaporium in Indiana sells bath bombs. They are balls of powder packed with oils and fragrances, that fizz when dropped into a relaxing bath. Well, the Soaporium decided to create the biggest bath bomb in the world! It weighed nearly 199 pounds. I guess they’ll have to use it in a pool!
Archive
The movie “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” will be coming out this summer, making people wonder again if it would really be possible to bring dinosaurs back to life. The answer is still: no. Even if ancient DNA was usable, that would only be a starting point. Sorry, no pet dinosaurs for you!
Archive
A new community is being built in the Netherlands. Or should I say printed? The one story homes are going to be made with a 3D printer! The Eindhoven University of Technology designed the homes as part of “Project Milestone.” They’ll be made of concrete and look like rounded boulders!
Archive
The Nike company has a new shoe design. It’s a slide and a fanny pack in one! The slip-on sandals have a zippered pouch on top, to store your keys or money. They might be the most convenient shoes ever, and they even come in lime green and turquoise!
Archive
Don’t you think that tree needs a nice sweater? Get out your crochet or knitting needles and give it one, because today is Yarn Bombing Day! Crochet a colorful sleeve right onto a bike rack, or telephone pole! Then end your day with an ear of roasted corn, for National Corn On The Cob Day!
Archive